Biographies

Mr. Adolphus B. Baker serves as a Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Mr. Baker was elected Chairman of the Board in July 2012. He was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in 1997. He served as Chief Operating Officer until he was elected Chief Executive Officer in 2010. He was serving as Vice President and Director of Marketing of the Company when elected President. Previously, he had served as Assistant to the President since 1987 and has been employed by the Company since 1986. He has served as a director of the Company since 1991 and is past chairman of American Egg Board, United Egg Producers, Egg Clearinghouse, Inc. and Mississippi Poultry Association. He is a director of United Egg Producers, Eggland’s Best, Inc., Trustmark Corporation and Trustmark National Bank. He is also a member of the board of managers of Eggland’s Best, LLC.

Mr. Max P. Bowman is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Director. He is currently Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Secretary of Southern States Utility Trailer Sales and H&P Leasing in Richland, Mississippi, with responsibility for all banking relationships, accounting, finance, treasury and general business operations. Prior to this, Bowman was Co-Founder and served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Tenax Aerospace, an aircraft leasing business in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of ChemFirst, a NYSE listed company located in Jackson, Mississippi. He also worked in risk management and internal audit positions with ChemFirst after starting his financial career as a senior staff accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. Bowman received a Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting from Mississippi State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Sherman L. Miller is a Chief Operating Officer, Vice President, Director of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. He joined the Company in 1996 and has served in various positions in operations. He was elected Vice President of Operations in 2007 and Chief Operating Officer in 2011. He was elected a director of the Company in July 2012. Mr. Miller is a director of U.S. Poultry and Egg Association. Mr. Miller’s more than 19 years of experience with the Company provides him with a deep knowledge and experience base regarding the Company’s operations, customers and industry.

Mr. Josh Moore is Vice President - Operations of the company effective June 3, 2018. He has been employed with Cal-Maine Foods since 2000. He has served as the general manager for the Company's operations in Rossburg since 2011. Prior to holding this position, he was general manager for Cal-Maine Foods' Lake City, Florida, location. He previously held various management roles in both processing and production for Cal-Maine Foods in Edwards, Mississippi. Moore graduated from Mississippi State University in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in poultry science. He completed a summer internship with Cal-Maine Foods in Edwards prior to his graduation. Moore is a member of the board of the Ohio Poultry Association.

Mr. Robert L. Holladay, Jr. is a Vice President, General Counsel of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Mr. Holladay joined the Company and was elected to this position in December 2011. Prior to joining the Company he was an attorney with Young Williams P.A., a Jackson, Mississippi law firm, since joining that firm in 2002.

Mr. Michael (Mike) D. Castleberry is a Vice President, Controller of CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. Mr. Castleberry has served as Director of Accounting for Cal-Maine Foods since August 1, 2013. Prior to this position, he was Chief Financial Officer of Maxim Production Company from 2007 until the company was acquired by Cal-Maine Foods on November 16, 2012. In this position, he played a leading role in debt management, contract negotiations and all accounting and financial reporting functions. He previously held senior financial positions at The Grocers Supply Co. and Marsh Supermarkets. Castleberry holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from Texas State University and has completed graduate studies at Texas State and additional course work at Cornell University Food Executive Program. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Charles (Jeff) J. Hardin is a Vice President - Sales of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. He has served in such office since 2002. He has been employed by the Company since 1989. Prior to joining Cal- Maine in 1989, he worked for Cargill, Inc. for seven years until Cal-Maine purchased the assets of Sunnyside Eggs, a division of Cargill. Hardin graduated from the University of Alabama in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in marketing.

Mr. Joe M. Wyatt is a Vice President - Feed Mill Division of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. He has served in such office since 1977 and has been employed by the Company since its formation in 1969. He served as a director of the Company from 1998 to 2004.

Ms. Letitia Callender Hughes is an Independent Director of the Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Ms. Hughes was associated with Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi, in managerial positions from 1974 until her retirement in 2014. At her retirement she served as Senior Vice-President, Manager, Private Banking. Ms. Hughes’ experience in leadership positions at Trustmark National Bank, a large regional bank operating in the southeastern portion of the United States, has given the Board invaluable insights into the Company’s relationships with its lenders.

Mr. James E. Poole is an Independent Director of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi for more than five years until his retirement in 2013. In 2014, he founded James E. Poole Financial, LLC, a registered investment advisor firm for which he has served as Manager since inception. Until his retirement in 2013, Mr. Poole served a broad scope of clients as a principal in one of the larger public accounting firms in the State of Mississippi. He brings not only accounting expertise to the Board but also a broad knowledge of the general business climate within which the Company operates.

Mr. Steve W. Sanders, CPA is an Independent Director of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Mr. Sanders is a Certified Public Accountant and is a Lecturer at the Adkerson School of Accountancy, Mississippi State University, where he has taught accounting and auditing courses since 2003. He retired in 2002 as the managing partner of the Jackson, Mississippi office of Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants, after over 30 years with that firm. He served as a director of Valley Services, Inc., a privately-held food services company from 2003 until its sale in 2012. Mr. Sanders headed the Jackson, Mississippi office of Ernst & Young, where he was presented with a multitude of accounting issues raised by a client base consisting of a wide array of businesses. Subsequent to retiring from Ernst & Young, Mr. Sanders has served as a lecturer in the Adkerson School of Accountancy at Mississippi State University, which allows him to bring current academic experience to matters being considered by our Board.

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